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Asteraceae
Brazilian cress
Acmella oleracea
Also known as Paracress, Jambu, Toothache plant, Spilanthes acmella var. oleracea
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Brazilian cress is a fast-growing herb prized for its tingling, numbing flower heads used in cooking and herbal medicine. It thrives in warm conditions with bright indirect to partial sun and consistent moisture. Pinch back regularly to encourage bushy growth and harvest flowers frequently to prolong blooming.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 5 hours
- Watering
- Water until soil is evenly moist, allowing the top inch to dry slightly between waterings · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -30°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Yes
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Central African Repu, Colombia, Comoros, Cuba, Ecuador, Gabon, India, Jawa, Leeward Is., Mali, Mauritius, Myanmar
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle
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